This is an analysis of the poem Many Function On Assumptions that begins with:

A doubling of duties,
Lessens those charms......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Aab AXc XaX aacX cBcXcBc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100010 1011 1100001 0100010 1101 0111001 1101101 10101101 01001010100 10101010 111111 11011 10100001 11 101 01111 111 101 01011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 79
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word a at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Many Function On Assumptions;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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